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Indian National Sentenced for International Fraud Scheme ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Indian national was sentenced today to over a year in prison for his role in defrauding hundreds of people of at least $150,000. “Anikkhan Yusufkhan Pathan participated in an international fraud scheme that victimized 200,,,

State Department Contractor Agrees to Pay Civil Penalties Under the Procurement Integrity Act ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Bernhardt Furniture Company, located in Lenoir, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $172,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations involving violations of the Procurement Integrity Act,,,

American Contractor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Equipment on U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan WASHINGTON – An American military contractor pleaded guilty today to his role in a theft ring on a military installation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C,,,

University of Virginia Agrees to Settle Claims Associated with Federal Grants ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it did not properly account for certain rebates and credits the university received on purchases,,,

Virginia Married Couple Arrested for COVID-Relief Loan Fraud ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Ashburn woman made her initial appearance in federal court this afternoon for conspiracy to commit wire fraud after allegedly submitting false loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in,,,

Man Indicted for COVID-19 Related Loan Fraud NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Norfolk man with submitting fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the disbursement of over $190,000 in,,,

U.S. Attorney Hosts Roundtable on Human Trafficking in Northern Va. ALEXANDRIA, Va. – United States Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger today hosted a virtual law enforcement roundtable aimed at combatting human trafficking in Northern Virginia. “Human trafficking is modern day slavery,” said,,,

Woman Sentenced to Prison for $500K Health Care Fraud Scheme RICHMOND, Va. – A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to four years in prison for committing a $506,000 fraud on the Virginia Medicaid program “Medicaid is a system of trust, and Jackson deliberately exploited a loophole in the,,,

Former Medical Employees Plead Guilty to Prescription Fraud Scheme ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Two women pleaded guilty yesterday for their respective roles in helping run a “pill mill,” which led to the fraudulent dispensing of thousands of prescription opioid pills. According to court documents and,,,